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Can Adolescence change the rise of the ‘manosphere’? | UK News

Can Adolescence change the rise of the ‘manosphere’? | UK News

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👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Netflix’s hit drama series Adolescence has shone a light on the pressures faced by boys growing up today, and the rise in misogynistic violence that frequently hits the headlines. It tells the story of what happens to the Miller family after 13-year-old Jamie is arrested in a dawn raid for killing a female classmate. Sky News’ political correspondent Tamara Cohen and Labour MP for Darlington Lola McEvoy join Niall Paterson to discuss Sky News’ exclusive survey of a thousand kids aged 16 to 17 about what they see online. Is social media solely to blame? How should schools and parents be safeguarding young people? And what is our collective responsibility in tackling toxic masculinity? Producer: Rosie GillottEditor: Philly Beaumont Source link

Schools can afford less than half of 2.8% rise

Schools can afford less than half of 2.8% rise

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‘Headroom’ in next year’s budget only leaves enough for an increase of 1.3 per cent, official government analysis finds ‘Headroom’ in next year’s budget only leaves enough for an increase of 1.3 per cent, official government analysis finds Schools will be able to afford less than half of the 2.8 per cent pay rise proposed for next year, the Department for Education has admitted. In its annual school costs technical note, the Department said it expected school funding to rise by 4.3 per cent next year, while costs will rise by 3.6 per cent. But that headroom only leaves enough to pay for a 1.3 per cent pay rise, when government has recommended teacher pay rises by 2.8 per cent. Assuming school support staff pay rose by the same amount, it would leave schools having to fund the money for most of the rise from their own budgets. Schools were warned this would happen. In its evidence to the School Teachers’ Review Body, the DfE said “most schools will need to supplement the new funding …

Phillipson reveals 4 priorities for RISE teams

Phillipson reveals 4 priorities for RISE teams

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The government’s new school-improvement squads will prioritise English and maths attainment, the quality of the reception year, attendance and inclusion, the education secretary has said. Bridget Phillipson also told the ASCL leaders’ union conference that she expects all schools to keep phones out of the classroom, and that she has commissioned officials to examine “how we can more effectively monitor what’s happening on the ground”. Leaders were also warned government will have to make more “difficult decisions” as “14 years of damage” across the sector “cannot be undone in simply eight months”. She also stated: “There is proof that the inclusion versus standards compromise is no such thing.” Here’s what you need to know
 1. The four priorities for RISE teams The government’s new school improvement squads, known as RISE teams, launched last month. Among other things, they’ve been charged with brokering support for struggling schools. They will also have a universal service for primaries and secondaries with minimal issues. Phillipson revealed this morning this support will spread “best practice following four national priorities”. One …

Teachers’ pension contributions to rise in April

Teachers’ pension contributions to rise in April

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Plans to increase rates by up to ÂŁ200 a year will be introduced in April, but lowest-paid would not be affected Plans to increase rates by up to ÂŁ200 a year will be introduced in April, but lowest-paid would not be affected The government will increase teachers’ pension contributions – the first since 2015 – despite concerns over the “financial impact” on staff. Last year, the Department for Education consulted on plans to raise contributions for teachers earning the most to avoid a shortfall in the fund. The changes have now been ratified, and will come into effect on April 1. Teachers earning less than ÂŁ34,873 will not be impacted – with their pension contribution remaining at 7.4 per cent. But a teacher on ÂŁ50,000 will pay an extra ÂŁ10 a month or ÂŁ120 a year, and someone on ÂŁ110,000 would pay an extra ÂŁ17 a month, or ÂŁ198 a year (see tables below). It comes after the last government increased the contribution schools have to make from 23.6 per cent to 28.6 per cent. …

How Stephen King Foretold the Rise of Trump in a 1979 Novel

How Stephen King Foretold the Rise of Trump in a 1979 Novel

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Nobody opens a Stephen King nov­el expect­ing to see a reflec­tion of the real world. Then again, as those who get hooked on his books can attest, nev­er is his work ever whol­ly detached from real­i­ty. Time and time again, he deliv­ers lurid visions of the macabre, grotesque, and bizarre, but they always work most pow­er­ful­ly when he weaves them into the coarse fab­ric of ordi­nary, makeshift, down-at-the-heels Amer­i­ca. Though long rich and famous, King has­n’t lost his under­stand­ing of a cer­tain down­trod­den stra­tum of soci­ety, or at least one that regards itself as down­trod­den — the very demo­graph­ic, in oth­er words, often blamed for the rise of Don­ald Trump. “I start­ed think­ing Don­ald Trump might win the pres­i­den­cy in Sep­tem­ber of 2016,” King writes in a Guardian piece from Trump’s first pres­i­den­tial term. “By the end of Octo­ber, I was almost sure.” For most of that year, he’d sensed “a feel­ing that peo­ple were both fright­ened of the sta­tus quo and sick of it. Vot­ers saw a vast and over­loaded apple cart lum­ber­ing past them. They …

Rise in political religion threatens women’s rights, report finds

Rise in political religion threatens women’s rights, report finds

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A “rising tide” of politicised religion is impeding women’s rights movements worldwide, including in the UK, a global think tank has said. A new report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) highlights how women’s rights campaigners are leading resistance against anti-democratic movements, but face “growing backlash” from politicised religion. It said most secular feminists and scholars agree the “formal or informal role of religion in the political system enhances threats to gender equality”. The research, based on interviews with activists from around the world, concludes that political religion is “not only central to contemporary backlash against gender equality but also to attacks to democratic institutions”. ODI: Politically institutionalised religion “likely to resist progressive policies” ODI said “anti-gender equality politics” is “often fuelled by the influence of politicised religion”. When democratic space is weak, women’s ability to challenge religious authority is impeded because “they cannot advocate or engage in collective action safely, public debate is curtailed and recourse to justice free from discrimination is less likely”. The report said politically institutionalised religious authorities which can exercise …

Movers and shakers: Consilium, E-ACT, Athelstan, Rise

Movers and shakers: Consilium, E-ACT, Athelstan, Rise

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This week’s movers and shakers include an animal lover, kinship carer, a musician, former lawyer and an ice hockey fan This week’s movers and shakers include an animal lover, kinship carer, a musician, former lawyer and an ice hockey fan More from this theme Recent articles This week’s movers and shakers include an animal lover, a kinship carer, a musician, a former lawyer and an ice hockey fan. This column is our fortnightly guide to who is moving where in the schools community. We are keen to hear about appointments at a senior level. Please send submissions for this section to [email protected] with ‘Movers and shakers’ in the subject line. Zoe Levitt Executive director of education, Consilium Academies Start date: April Current job: Director of education secondary, Lift Schools Interesting fact: Zoe has a soft spot for animals, owning two cats and two dogs, and is the proud owner of 286 cookbooks (yes, really!). She is currently walking to complete Yorkshire’s Wolds Way. Clive Lawrence Member of the education honours committee Start date: February Concurrent job: Chief education officer, …

Who are ‘RISE’ advisers and what will they do?

Who are ‘RISE’ advisers and what will they do?

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The implementation of regional school improvement advisers has caused confusion and led to criticism. Government officials briefed Schools Week on how they will work
. Who are the advisers, and how many will there be? The DfE has already appointed 20 advisers. It will hire another 50 by April. Civil servants will support them. This includes a “small number” dedicated specifically to regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE). There is then a “wider group” working in the DfE’s nine regions. They will also provide support alongside their existing duties. How many schools will they work with? Advisers are already working with 32 schools, the DfE said. But it will take until March 2026 for all “stuck” schools to get support. As of December 31, there were 626 schools that met the definition of “stuck”. But almost 200 of those have already changed structure since their last inspection. However, the DfE has said it still expects to support about 600 schools. This is because others will become “stuck” after future inspections. How are schools being prioritised? …

“Still I Rise” and Her Enduring Legacy

“Still I Rise” and Her Enduring Legacy

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  Few individuals have left an impact as great as Maya Angelou across so many sectors. Best known for her autobiographical works about her experience as a Black woman, Angelou also wrote poetry and often performed her writing live. As a natural extension of the honest writing of her experiences, she was also a Civil Rights activist who worked alongside Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. Angelou rose above the challenges of her life, inspiring and empowering others with her stories and lessons of resilience.   Maya Angelou: A Full Life Photograph of Dr. Maya Angelou visiting Wheelock College, October 1988. Source: Wheelock College Flickr   Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Johnson on April 4, 1928, in St. Louis, Missouri. She went by Marguerite for many years before adopting the name Maya, a nickname that her brother used to call her when she was younger. Angelou felt that Maya was also a more artistic name to use in her endeavors.   Before becoming a household name, Angelou moved back and forth between Stamps, Arkansas …